As usual, we asked photographers from the Northwest Arkansas Democratic Gazette to pick their favorite photos from last year. Here are their choices.
Arkansas wide receiver Matt Landers (3) scored his second of two touchdowns in the first quarter of a Razorbacks game at Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville on Nov. 19, 2022. touchdown and defended by Ole Miss cornerback Myles Battle (6). (NWA Democratic Gazette/Hank Layton)
Bentonville’s Brody Hill died at the finish after winning the 5-kilometer race at the Bentonville Half Marathon on April 2, 2022. Hill ran the course in 16 minutes and 23 seconds. (NWA Democratic Gazette/Flip his putt off)
14-year-old Reagan Adcock performs a Cruella-themed dance routine for his mother in the lobby of the Arkvest Performing Arts Center during the Regional Masquerade Dance Contest weekend in Fort Smith on January 30, 2022. are practicing (NWA Democratic Gazette/Hank Layton)
A skater skates at the Lawrence Plaza Ice Rink in Bentonville on February 6, 2022. (NWA Democratic Gazette/Charlie Sea Castle)
On August 19, 2022, patrons will watch the film from lawn chairs in the back of their cars. Fayetteville’s 112 Drive-In screened ‘The Wizard of Oz’ and ‘Twister’ before shutting down after 42 years. (NWA Democratic Gazette/Andy Shupe)
Demonstrators hold images of Mercer Amini in their faces in protest against the Iranian regime during a protest march that began at the Walton Art Center in Fayetteville on October 22, 2022. Martha, 22, Arrested for Violating the Country’s Strict Dress Code Mandating All Women Wear Religious Headscarves in Public Angered, the organizers gathered a crowd of 70 to her 80 and marched down Dixon Street. (NWA Democratic Gazette/Charlie Sea Castle)
On April 22, 2022, Eden Ross, 14, a student at Washington Middle School in Bentonville, beat Washington County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Audrey Mollen in a 30-meter power wheelchair race at a special event. We are celebrating the awarding of the gold medal for winning. Olympic Area 3 Spring Games at Lamay Middle School in Fayetteville. (NWA Democratic Gazette/Andy Shupe)
2021 Miss Gay Arkansas America Athena Sinclair performs in front of a crowd at the 2022 Northwest Arkansas Pride Weekend on June 18, 2022 in the parking lot of the Walton Art Center in Fayetteville. (NWA Democratic Gazette/Hank Layton)
Members of the University of Arkansas campus community walk for selfies on Garland Avenue below the Arkansas Union on the university campus in Fayetteville on September 20, 2022. Unseasonably warm temperatures have hit the region. (NWA Democratic Gazette/Andy Shupe)
Crowds watch as hot air balloons light up on the first day of Soar NWA at Drake Field in Fayetteville on August 26, 2022. The third annual two-day festival benefited Open Avenues, a non-profit organization that provides employment opportunities for people with disabilities. (NWA Democratic Gazette/Andy Shupe)
A great blue heron perches on a branch of Lake Bob Kidd near Prairie Grove June 9, 2022. (NWA Democratic Gazette/Flip Puttoff)
Percita Freeman (right) hugs Cheri Taylor with the Fort Smith Police Department Crisis Intervention Unit outside Freeman’s home in Fort Smith on July 15, 2022. Many cities in northwest Arkansas and the River Valley saw violent crime spikes in 2020 and will continue in 2021, while Fort Smith experienced a significant drop in violent crime. This is primarily due to efforts related to crisis intervention and de-escalation. (NWA Democratic Gazette/Hank Layton)
Arkansas shortstop Marlene Friedman (right) hits a two-run homer with coach Courtney Deifel in the Razorbacks’ 3-2 victory over Central Arkansas at Bogle Park in Fayetteville on April 26, 2022. I got (NWA Democratic Gazette/Andy Shupe)
Derrick Maxey, owner of Maxey Signs, repaints the lettering on the awning above the entrance to Covenant Presbyterian Church in downtown Fort Smith on April 15, 2022. Maxey said he did a similar job at Alma’s church later in the afternoon, adding that both clients were looking for some modifications in preparation for Good Friday and Easter weekend services.(NWA Democratic Gazette/ Hank Layton)
Stuart Gower-Jackson, Pedal it Forward’s director of operations, rides a tall bike at Rogers’ organization’s facility on November 3, 2022. A hand-built bike was built by a local manufacturer from spare parts and two of his bikes and donated to the organization. Pedal it Forward collects, repairs, and redistributes bicycles for free or at a low cost to those who can’t buy them, and is looking for volunteers to help fix them. (NWA Democratic Gazette/Andy Shupe)
Firefighters fight fires during a training open fire conducted by the Rogers Fire Department on June 1, 2022 at two homes on the 1700 block of Walnut Street in Rogers. The house was vacant and was donated to the city for training purposes. (NWA Democratic Gazette/Andy Shupe)
Arkansas players celebrate after the 9th inning of the NCAA Baseball Super Regional Game 2 at Boshammer Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina on June 12, 2022. (NWA Democrat-Gazette/Charlie Kaijo)
Arkansas’ Michael Turner, 12, edged out Alabama infielder Drew Williamson, 18, in the fifth inning of the SEC Baseball Tournament on May 24, 2022 at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, Alabama. rice field. Arkansas lost to Alabama, where he lost 4-3. (NWA Democratic Gazette/Charlie Sea Castle)
Greenland High School students sing and dance under a shower of water supplied by the West Fork Fire Station engine during a school outdoor activity at Jonathan Ramey Memorial Stadium, Greenland, May 13, 2022. . (NWA Democratic Gazette/Andy Shupe)
John Hoffman, a maintenance worker at West Fork Car Wash, cleans one of the car washes after a busy morning on January 13, 2022. The longtime car wash has another mural of a large running Razorback, with several more in the works. (NWA Democratic Gazette/Andy Shupe)
On Sept. 22, 2022, Arkansas’ Sophia Aragon (right) heads the ball upfield. Auburn State’s Hayden Colson, 20, will defend the first half of play on his field for the Razorbacks at the University of Arkansas campus in Fayetteville. (NWA Democratic Gazette/Andy Shupe)
On June 17, 2022, Jaycee Jeffs, 5, a longtime martial arts instructor, attended the first day of three summer day camps for children at the Northwest Martial Arts Academy in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Michael Felix (left) teaches swordsmanship. (NWA Democratic Gazette/Andy Shupe)